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Article on company; chairman and president Walter J Zable and marketing vice president Raymond L DeKozen comment; illus; sales and earnings chart; Zable por (M)
ONE meets rats these days mostly in books about poverty, where they are naturally resented, but it was not that way with me and my rat. Our encounter was ambiguous.
some residents of South Bronx and Harlem, NYC, reflect on Pope John Paul II's upcoming visit to those areas of urban decay; illus (L)
US pledges to lift $5-a-bbl subsidy on imported heating oil on Oct 31, by which time Northeastern states are expected to have adequate supply of fuel; European criticism of subsidy reviewed (S)
Article on efforts by Arab oil-producing nations, which have captured substantial control over price and supply of oil, to move into other segments of oil business, particularly transportation; Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries has invested $500 million in Kuwait-based Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co in hope that Arab-flag vessels will be carrying 10-15% of members' exports by end of '79 and as much as 40% by '85; Arabs see investment more as a strategic than a commercial venture; Arab Maritime expects to break even this year and start making profits in '80, but backers have agreed to subsidize any losses; other ventures set up by Arabs, at total cost exceeding $1 billion, are Arab Ship Building & Repair Co in Bahrain, Arab Petroleum Services Co, based in Libya, and Arab Petroleum Investment Corp in Saudi Arabia; OAPEC also publishes a scientific review and other material on oil and oil-related matters, but planners feel that most important goal is training of their own Arab officers and technical staff; illus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 26, 1979, covering September 27, 1979.
Led Zeppelin
The Knack
Bob Dylan
Supertramp
Chic
1979Jon Garland, American baseball player[â ]
Jon Steven Garland is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. After being drafted by the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1997, Garland played for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Colorado Rockies.
1979Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model[â ]
Zita Görög is a Hungarian actress and model, often credited as Zita Gorog.
1979Christian Jones, Australian race car driver[â ]
Christian Alan Jones is an Australian racing driver; he is the adopted son of 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones.
1979Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league player[â ]
Steve Simpson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative second-row, he could also play prop or lock and played his entire club career for the Newcastle Knights, with whom he won the 2001 NRL Premiership.
1979Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (born 1898)[â ]
Dame Gracie Fields was a British actress, singer and comedian. A star of cinema and music hall, she was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the highest paid film star in the world in 1937. Fields was known affectionately as Our Gracie and the Lancashire Lass and for never losing her strong, native Lancashire accent. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ) in 1938, and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1979.
1979Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953)[â ]
James McCulloch was a Scottish musician best known for playing lead guitar and bass as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million, Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[â ]